CD Review: The Jazz Singer - http://www.allaboutjazz.com/REVIEWS/r0177_047.htm
"Jefferson's vocal twists and turns will continue to please generations to come. They typify vocal jazz of the Fifties as much as the scat singing of Leo Watson--Jefferson's prime inspiration--typifies the heyday of 52nd Street." |
Gallery 41 Presents Eddie Jefferson - http://www.gallery41.com/JazzArtists/EddieJefferson.htm
Sound bites and brief biography. |
The Eddie Jefferson Recordings - http://www.geocities.co.jp/Hollywood-Kouen/5953/eddiejefferson.html
Jefferson was one of the creators of vocalese, and sang be-bop. Includes discography from 1950 through 1979. |
Vocalese: Eddie Jefferson - http://www.ralf.org/~colomon/vocalese/jefferson.html
The first vocalese performer to get anywhere at all. His lyrics for "Moody's Mood For Love" became a hit for King Pleasure in 1952, and got the whole vocalese thing moving. |
Yahoo! Music Eddie Jefferson Biography - http://musicfinder.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&id=1800060877&cf=11
Biography and related links. |